4.3 Motivating Employees Flashcards

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What is motivation?

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The range of factors that influence people to behave in certain ways

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What are the two methods of motivation?

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Monetary(involving money) and non-monetary motivation(not involving money)

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What are examples of monetary motivation?

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  • Salary
  • Wages
  • Commission
  • Bonuses
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What is commission

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Money paid in addition to a normal wage or salary to help or motivate employees, or for hitting targets which is usually for sales

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What are examples of non-monetary motivation

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  • Temporary power (choosing to do tasks)
  • Training
  • Fringe benefits
  • Employee of the month
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What are the benefits of a motivated workface?

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  • Staff retention
  • High productivity
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